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The movie is a 1970s take on 1950s musicals, providing all the kitsch anyone could hope for. It's John Travolta as Danny Zuko as Olivia Newton-John's pompadoured main squeeze, and the kids go crazy. Fresh from his astronomical success with Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gee Barry Gibb penned the title track (sung by Frankie Valli). Sha Na Na is over-represented, and actress Stockard Channing struts her, um, versatility, singing a couple of tracks. This has become a touchstone in American culture, and so isn't likely to improve our standing in the world's eyes. Maybe the point is that it's supposed to sound amateurish, but it does manage to eke out some fun, most notably on the hit "You're the One That I Want." --Scott Wilson

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L'album idéal des boums à thème. Celui-ci sera plutôt sixties, naturellement, avec un clin d'oeil d'humour par dessus le marché. La bande originale de Grease a la même saveur acidulée et souriante que les images. Les interprètes principaux du film (John Travolta et Olivia Newton John, faut-il le rappeler) côtoient une petite brochette d'artistes plus connus comme stricts musiciens, tels Frankie Avalon ou les pétillants Sha-Na-Na. Ces derniers se réservent d'ailleurs une jolie part de ce gros gâteau sucré qu'est le soundtrack. Et ils entreprennent avec une maîtrise fraîche et spontanée des classiques comme "Blue Moon" ou "Hound Dog". Et puis l'album contient les titres inusables que sont devenus "You're The One That I Want", qui joua bien son rôle de vrai-faux tube 60's, ou "Summer Nights", toujours chantés par notre duo favori. Le thème lui-même de "Grease", signé Barry Gibb des Bee Gees (également responsables de Saturday Night Fever) est imprimé durablement dans les mémoires, avec la légèreté et l'insouciance d'une époque où une fête pouvait en cacher une autre. Du bonheur simple en vignettes sans prétention. Mais tellement efficaces. --José Ruiz

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack & Fun Extras from an Enduring Musical., July 5 2004

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mirasreviews (McLean, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grease (Audio CD)

I'm enjoying listening to this great soundtrack that I loved as a child after a long hiatus. I had it on 8-track 25 years ago. So it's fitting that I should get the 25th Anniversary Edition on CD. The 24 songs from the movie are just as everyone remembers them, so I'll talk about the Bonus Disc, which contains 10 alternative versions of the songs plus 2 previously unreleased instrumentals from the film.

Track 1 on the Bonus Disc is an instrumental version of the film's theme, "Grease", written and produced by Barry Gibb. Frankie Valli's voice has been replaced by a saxophone. The chorus is vocal, but the voices are not those in the original song. You could use this as a sing-along version, as it would be easy to sing over the sax. Tracks 2-5 are officially sing-along versions. "Summer Nights" includes the chorus vocals from the film and sounds good. "You're the One That I Want" has new chorus vocals of questionable merit. "Sandy" is a new arrangement. It's not as good as the film version, but you can sing along. Track 6 is the single version of "Greased Lightning" that you may have heard on the radio back in the day. It's differs from the original in that the bad words have been replaced for radio airplay. Tracks 7-8 are previously unreleased instrumentals from the film. "Greased Up and Ready to Go" is lively. Tracks 9-10 are mixes that I occasionally hear on the radio. The "Grease Megamix" and the "Grease Dream Mix" are fun, if awkward. Tracks 11-12 are Martian Remixes of "Summer Nights" and "You're the One That I Want". They retain the original vocals, but set them to a Latin rhythm. They make pretty good dance tracks.

This 2-disc set isn't in a jewel case. The case is paperboard with 4 panels that fold out. This is inside of a clear vinyl slip case on which the tracks are written. This isn't convenient packaging. On the bright side, the case won't crack in the mail. Tucked inside one of the panels is a booklet that contains lyrics and credits.

The "Grease: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" is a terrifically fun soundtrack to one of the all-time great movie musicals. And for all those preteen girls who go wild over the movie with each new generation, the bonus material is perfect for parties and horsing around.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Grease, Jun 28 2004

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Louise Draper (Kidderminster, Worcs, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grease (Original 1978 Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

Absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!

I love every single song on the CD and I've watched the film so many times I've lost track. Let's jus say enough times to know the words off by heart even when I'm only 17.

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3.0 out of 5 stars If You Love Grease, You'll Love This - Only 1 Major Flaw, May 14 2004

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PMcOuntry "PMcOuntry" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

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Disc 1 is like the original album, which I also own. 1 major flaw is that "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" cuts off at the very end of it! I was upset by this, hence the 3 stars instead of 4. Disc 2 is a lot of fun w/some remixes and sing-a-longs, all in all, I'm pretty happy with it being that I'm a HUGE Grease fan. If you like Grease, you'll love this, it's fun. Too bad when they "remastered" it, they didn't catch there 1 mistake. Oh well, at least I have it on another album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars CD review
The CD came quickly and was of excellent quality, even though it was used. The price was very reasonable

Published on Oct 13 2009 by Elizabeth D. Bohnen

5.0 out of 5 stars "Grease" is the word!
This soundtrack album is the second biggest-selling in pop music history. The first is the SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER soundtrack. And both films starred John Travolta. Read more

Published on Jun 7 2004 by andy8047